Plymouth Whalers forward Ryan Hartman, who played for the US NTDP last season, is one of the many Michigan connections on NHL Central Scouting's players to watch list for the 2013 draft. (Photo by Tom Sorensen/USA Hockey)

NHL Central Scouting released their preliminary list of players to watch for the 2013 NHL Draft today. Here’s a compilation of the players with a connection to the state of Michigan that made the list; their current team is listed, with other notable information related to Michigan in parentheses at the end. Players were given a letter classification between ‘A’ and ‘C’.